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True Blood (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)

We have package artwork for the May 25th releases of the second season

Quote: When we last checked in with Sookie Stackhouse, the mystery surrounding a Bon Temps serial killer had finally been solved, to the town’sinfinite relief. Sookie is thrilled that her vampire soulmate, Bill Compton, has escaped with his life (or is it death?) after coming to her daylight defense. On other fronts, Sookie’s pal Tara Thornton sets downnew roots with an affluent benefactor, Maryann Forrester; Sam Merlotte resolves to get in shape-shift shape after a forest foray; roguish brother Jason finds new purpose with an anti-vampire sect; and detectiveAndy Bellefleur licks his wounds after being proven wrong about Jason’s guilt. But just as things are settling down, some deadly new twists threaten to ratchet up the saga of Sookie Stackhouse to bloody new heights!

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I think calling True Blood an adult Twilight is pretty accurate. They're very similar and True Blood is decidedly for adults whereas Twilight is for teenagers.

They both feature a female lead character who is somewhat Special (Bella in Twilight is immune to Vampire powers, Sookie in True Blood can read thoughts). They both fall for a "dangerous" vampire who is, in fact, different from most of their race in that they don't drink Human Blood, thought both have killed/fed off of humans in the past. As the story progresses you learn about Vampire Hierarchy and culture in both series, and in both series the male lead vampire has a former lover/would-be lover who still haven't gotten over the male lead and try to deter the two leads from being together.

Yeah, the two are very different but denying that they are, in ways, also very similar is just....wrong. They are. It's undeniable.

Being a person who watched this drivel of a show and the Twilight movies, I see clearly the connection and similarities between the two. And the differences. They are both abysmal inclusions in vampire lore, and this show is one of, if not THE, most overrated shows in TV history. Those who enjoy it, have fun with it. But there are obvious similarities between this and Twilight, regardless of which came first and who ripped off whom. There is no denying that fact.

Finklestein wrote: TubedUp909 wrote: Finklestein wrote: TubedUp909 wrote: I'm one of the few people who HATE this show. All it is is a c**ppy Twilight for adults.

If that's your assessment of the program, clearly you've never actually seen it. I'm a fan of "True Blood" and my girlfriend drug me to the second "Twilight" last year. Watch the two, my friend, you'll figure out the difference very quickly.

Your theory: If I make a comparison of two very similar things, I haven't watched the show.

My theory: You clearly are too close to the show to get mad at anyone who makes a criticism about it. Its fine to love a show, but to get frustrated at anyone who disgarees, makes you look like an idiot.

I figured your response would be something similar to this. I believe I was quite polite to you. If anything I clearly wasn't "mad" or "frustrated". You seem to have a gift for missing the point entirely, which is not exactly a surprise, given your hilariously misguided comparison of "Twilight" to "True Blood".

No need for a rebuttal, ehaislar handled that quite well.

It doesn't matter which one came first, they're both the same.

Twilight: A girl who isn't that popular and is kinda distant from most people falls in love with a handsome vampire who is really kinda nice and looks pretty.

True Blood: A girl who isn't that popular and is kinda distant from most people falls in love with a handsome vampire who is really kinda nice and have sex.

TubedUp909 wrote: Finklestein wrote: TubedUp909 wrote: I'm one of the few people who HATE this show. All it is is a c**ppy Twilight for adults.

If that's your assessment of the program, clearly you've never actually seen it. I'm a fan of "True Blood" and my girlfriend drug me to the second "Twilight" last year. Watch the two, my friend, you'll figure out the difference very quickly.

Your theory: If I make a comparison of two very similar things, I haven't watched the show.

My theory: You clearly are too close to the show to get mad at anyone who makes a criticism about it. Its fine to love a show, but to get frustrated at anyone who disgarees, makes you look like an idiot.

I figured your response would be something similar to this. I believe I was quite polite to you. If anything I clearly wasn't "mad" or "frustrated". You seem to have a gift for missing the point entirely, which is not exactly a surprise, given your hilariously misguided comparison of "Twilight" to "True Blood".

C M wrote: TubedUp909 wrote: Finklestein wrote: TubedUp909 wrote: I'm one of the few people who HATE this show. All it is is a c**ppy Twilight for adults.

If that's your assessment of the program, clearly you've never actually seen it. I'm a fan of "True Blood" and my girlfriend drug me to the second "Twilight" last year. Watch the two, my friend, you'll figure out the difference very quickly.

Your theory: If I make a comparison of two very similar things, I haven't watched the show.

My theory: You clearly are too close to the show to get mad at anyone who makes a criticism about it. Its fine to love a show, but to get frustrated at anyone who disgarees, makes you look like an idiot.

You made yourself look like an idiot anyways by calling this "adult Twilight" when it came out before "Twilight".

I can't help but get involved..

True Blood:

The show is broadcast on the premium cable network HBO in the United States. It is produced by HBO in association with Ball's production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment.[1] It premiered on September 7, 2008.

Twilight:

Twilight is the debut, young-adult vampire-romance novel[3][4] by author Stephenie Meyer. Twilight was initially rejected by 14 agents,[5] but became an instant bestseller when published originally in hardback in 2005, debuting at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list within a month of its release. (Film-Twilight was released in theaters on November 21, 2008,[7] and grossed US$35.7 million on its opening day.)

Enjoy life being dumb. And even though I'm not a fan of either, It's beyond obvious that True Blood is a CASH IN on twilight.

TubedUp909 wrote: Finklestein wrote: TubedUp909 wrote: I'm one of the few people who HATE this show. All it is is a c**ppy Twilight for adults.

If that's your assessment of the program, clearly you've never actually seen it. I'm a fan of "True Blood" and my girlfriend drug me to the second "Twilight" last year. Watch the two, my friend, you'll figure out the difference very quickly.

Your theory: If I make a comparison of two very similar things, I haven't watched the show.

My theory: You clearly are too close to the show to get mad at anyone who makes a criticism about it. Its fine to love a show, but to get frustrated at anyone who disgarees, makes you look like an idiot.

You made yourself look like an idiot anyways by calling this "adult Twilight" when it came out before "Twilight".

Finklestein wrote: TubedUp909 wrote: I'm one of the few people who HATE this show. All it is is a c**ppy Twilight for adults.

If that's your assessment of the program, clearly you've never actually seen it. I'm a fan of "True Blood" and my girlfriend drug me to the second "Twilight" last year. Watch the two, my friend, you'll figure out the difference very quickly.

Your theory: If I make a comparison of two very similar things, I haven't watched the show.

My theory: You clearly are too close to the show to get mad at anyone who makes a criticism about it. Its fine to love a show, but to get frustrated at anyone who disgarees, makes you look like an idiot.

TubedUp909 wrote: I'm one of the few people who HATE this show. All it is is a c**ppy Twilight for adults.

If that's your assessment of the program, clearly you've never actually seen it. I'm a fan of "True Blood" and my girlfriend drug me to the second "Twilight" last year. Watch the two, my friend, you'll figure out the difference very quickly.

I wouldn't hold my breath on other covers/versions - at least in the US. True Blood release was pretty cute and dry in that respect. And it's a set, not like it's easy to make a steelbook or other variations of packaging.

I'm finishing off the first season now, and it's enjoyable. Just hope the 2nd season doesn't disappoint like Big Love did for me.

I KNEW they were gonna use this image for the set. Wolf, I'm sure places like BestBuy will have their own exclusive cover. I think it's safe to bet that whatever the poster is for ssn3 (more specifically, the cover chosen for the 3rd novel in the series) will be the image used for the DVD set.